SV Seeker - Will it float?

[Dave-Shafa]

Just watched an amazing series of vids about building steel SV Sunseeker
http://www.svseeker.com/sailboat.htm

Vids here http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL52592ABB4AE07077

See him building the boat, drive shaft and massive rudder.
Amazing.

 

[Sandy]

It will float, but it don't look pretty.

 

[dylanwinter]

bloody Nora - you have to admire the determination.... and worry at the mild insanity

but as the man says

"Why Build a Boat

Building a boat is the wrong thing to do if you want to start sailing and traveling. If that is what you want then go buy a used boat. There are lots of great deals out there. Building a boat is for people who want to build a boat that they can then use to sail and travel. For us, it's learning new skills and preparing for new careers. Kay wants to arrange tours of Mayan ruins and I want to do salvage and diving and we both like oceanography, going new places, and seeing how the rest of the world lives. We actually think a 75 foot boat for two people is ridiculous. As Kay always reminds me, "form follows function". We first decided what we wanted to do and then set about building a boat that could do those things. So if sailing from one bar to the next is your idea of fun, then 36 ft is more than enough. If charting to divers who are recovering sunken cargo is your thing, then you'll need a bit more space and equipment."

so he has obviously thought it through

 

[onesea]

I like it it it serves a purpose...

 

[Dave-Shafa]

Seven vids about casting his variable pitch propeller
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBA9AA4C4816E46F6

I expect he will weave his own sails.

 

[westernman]

That is a big engine for a sailing boat.
Complete with auto gearbox!!

 

[jerrytug]

The welding pages are interesting, if you are in to welding. For the hull he used flux cored MIG wire.